NHTSA Campaign 02V274000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 02V274000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly. The repair is free.
DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION filed the report for 02V274000 with NHTSA on October 8, 2002; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 02V274000, NHTSA lists up to 116,029 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 1, 2001 and March 11, 2002.
The 02V274000 report reached NHTSA 7 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 02V274000 were scheduled from October 28, 2002, 20 days after the report.
02V274000 covers 1 model from Dodge, model years 2002.
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V274000 ranks 35 of 156 DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION recalls on this site.
Besides 02V274000, DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION has 17 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 02V274000 was 02V215000, reported on August 8, 2002.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN MINI VANS, THE FUEL TANK CONTROL VALVE WELD JOINT COULD SEPARATE RESULTING IN A POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERBODY FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT DAIMLERCHRYSLER AT 1-800-853-1403.
- Notes
- DAIMLERCHRYSLER RECALL NO. B25.
Reported October 8, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V274000 (1)
Dodge (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V274000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted